The health care sector added 34,100 new jobs in December and saw upward revisions of 17,800 jobs in October and November, resulting in the highest three-month gain since 2002, according to the latest economic indicators from Altarum Institute's Center for Sustainable Health Spending. “On average, 26,000 new jobs were added per month in 2014, an increase of 50% over the 17,000 per month added in 2013,” the center said. “…Hospitals added no new jobs in 2013 but added an average of 4,000 jobs per month in 2014, ending strong at 7,000 jobs per month in Q4.”

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The White House issued an executive order March 6 to combat cybercrimes by threat groups. The order highlights how such groups can receive willing or…
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The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response announced March 5 that it will invest in the domestic production of thebaine, an ingredient…
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The 2027 application period for the AHA’s Foster G. McGaw Prize runs from March 10-May 5. The prize recognizes hospitals’ outstanding efforts to…
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I have the distinct privilege of serving as chair of the American Hospital Association’s Foster G. McGaw Prize Committee, which awards a prize each year to one…
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Gratia Pitcher, M.D., chief medical officer and patient experience dyad leader with Essentia Health, and Larissa Africa, vice president of health care…
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March 8-14 marks Patient Safety Awareness Week. The AHA has several resources including podcasts, videos and reports that show how AHA members are advancing…